The Adventures of Team Ench

There's something deeply satisfying about knowing how to solve a problem. By rights, I shouldn't be writing this post at the momen...

Sorry the basic baby info has been so long in coming. Things seem to be a bit busy around here! As Dave said earlier, we had a lovely litt...

So, being sick for the first week and a half of leave wasn't exactly what I had in mind, but the last week and a half was a lot better. ...

That's right folks, the wait is over.  Right on due date, at 2:16 this morning Petrina gave birth to a beautiful healthy little girl.  S...

This post from Femina is very timely for me. Even though we haven't hit Baby's due date yet, I'm feeling my impatience grow eac...

Yep.  Check before you build.  Always make sure there's enough space to fit what you need/want. After downloading Google Earth and Ske...

Measure twice, cut once.  Check whether you've got the funds before starting a building project.  All good advice.  And when it comes t...

No visible progress on the module yet, but I made a small amount of progress at the Brisbane Model Train Show today. I'd been hoping ...

The first part of my first module, the actual module assembly part, is done.  If the rest is this easy, I'll have my 1:160th empire reac...

6 1/2 weeks to go. Or thereabouts.  The kids love to chat and sing to 'their baby'. I managed to record F the other day. Cutenes...

For a long time I've harboured visions of grand model railway empires, stretching for (scale) miles and miles.  I have very fond memorie...

If, like me, you'd normally need to look up your bible to know who Jeroboam II is, he's got one of the bit parts in 2 Kings; chapter...

April 8th... lots of interesting things happened in history on this day. For example: AD 217 Emperor Caracella assassinated by the Praeto...

We seem to have a pretty good collection of different lunchboxes, but rarely one to suit just the purpose I want.  We got SP a nude food...

Not my children - image from RACQ website Kindy hosted an RACQ Car Safety Information Night this evening. I went along to support the ...

Somebody a while back did a series of posts on choosing a school for your child, with suggested questions to ask at a school tour and things...

We started reading the book-of-the-movie version of 'Five Children & It' to SP this afternoon. And got to talking about wishes. ...

I'm a big fan of Christian Audio and their monthly free downloads. Especially for doing the evening washing up when Dave's out or aw...

Further to my previous post, I fell for one of the classic blunders of all time. The first, as we know, is never get involved in a land wa...

Simone has been doing a series recently on how your personality affects your preaching style.  Having done a few sermons this year, natural...

We're in a rough spot at the moment. The kids have been sick & not sleeping well for weeks, I've got a typical case of pregnancy...

Our beautiful kids singing together. Keep listening for F at the end.

I had a feeling I would walk out of the Kindy AGM with a job for next year.  At least I'm not on the executive committee.  Just ...

Two years ago, I lay in a hospital room. The wonders of the digital age revealed a desperately ill unborn baby.  The doctors said they...

The theme for the kids' music concert this year is Teddy Bears Picnic. Our kids are each going dressed as their favourite teddy bear. So...

Due mid-June. All good so far. Yay :) Show full photo

Sometimes I'm away for work over a weekend, which among other things gives me the opportunity to see how other people do church.  It...

Or so people say anyway. Ant it seems to be true.  The airport is massive - Brisbane has the Airtrain between terminals, but Dallas-Fort W...

I just finished a run of four consecutive sermons on Sunday - the longest series I've done since before I was married.  It was only supp...

As you can see, I blog - occasionally anyway.  Which means I have an internet prescence.  But I try to be careful about what's posted on...

... you don't remember the times you get it right, only the times you get it wrong. A subsequent observation: I'm thankful that fu...

Some people have noticed a lack of posts recently.  True.  We're still here, just doing our regular thing.  I think I got ou...

Another link. Our church supports a family ministering in Japan, so I found this article particularly fascinating. Tough gig. But what...